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I'm only level 30, but until I reach higher levels should I stick with the orange weapons from the Level 7 vendor in Fleet? That's what I have, but even with the upgrades it feels like I'm doing piddly amounts of damage.
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Medullah posted:Oh and on a conquest side note, you get points for doing the Section X weekly. The Aurora Cannon used to require 4 people but now it can be solo'd. The final boss might take a couple people but he's not required to finish the Heroic. I literally just kamikazed my way towards the end, died to three massive train I'd pulled, then did it again all the way to the end, throwing the grenade then jumping off the cliff. Took all of 5 minutes. Minor but helpful hint for people wanting to solo the bonus mission which requires killing the boss: you can use the pillars to break line of sight while he's casting his heal siphon to interrupt it.
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Jan 8, 2016 06:35
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reagan posted:I'm only level 30, but until I reach higher levels should I stick with the orange weapons from the Level 7 vendor in Fleet? That's what I have, but even with the upgrades it feels like I'm doing piddly amounts of damage. The mods in an orange weapon are the ONLY thing that affect the stats. The base stats - like the damage range - scale based on the item level of the hilt or barrel. You could buy a blue or purple quality hilt or barrel from the GTN if you want to do more damage. Keeping the rest of your gear up to date would probably make a bigger difference. There's no orange weapon that's functionally better than any other, so you can pick them purely based on looks. You can use the same weapon from level 1 to 65 if you want to!
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Jan 8, 2016 06:43
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Alright cool. As an aside, I really wish the Operative had access to a Vibroblade along with the dagger.
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reagan posted:Alright cool. As an aside, I really wish the Operative had access to a Vibroblade along with the dagger. Leveling, your best gear will come from heroics or flashpoints. It's super easy to stay way ahead of the gear curve now without spending commendations/crystals.
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Jan 8, 2016 06:48
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Medullah posted:I'm on a 11 year break from Everquest. I might take it up again. There are at least a dozen other MMOs you should play instead of doing that.
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So, I downloaded this game about a week ago, and bought subscriber like one day in, when it became obvious I enjoyed the game. I got through the starter world...and uh, that's it. I haven't been able to go further, due to an issue in the downloading stream process, where it thinks my download is at 99.99% in game. I've done all the troubleshooting, restarting, looking it up and asking for support that I can, and I eventually just took the suggestion to reinstall it with the non-streamer launcher. It's TERRIBLY slow, and I'm rather unhappy with paying for subscriber and essentially not being able to use it for a week. Do you think there's any chance at all I could get a free week of credit or something or should I just cut my losses? I live in Australia and apparently literally the only way for me to get in touch to talk about subscriber issues is to make an international call loving christ.
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Ammonsa posted:So, I downloaded this game about a week ago, and bought subscriber like one day in, when it became obvious I enjoyed the game. I got through the starter world...and uh, that's it. I haven't been able to go further, due to an issue in the downloading stream process, where it thinks my download is at 99.99% in game. I've done all the troubleshooting, restarting, looking it up and asking for support that I can, and I eventually just took the suggestion to reinstall it with the non-streamer launcher. It's TERRIBLY slow, and I'm rather unhappy with paying for subscriber and essentially not being able to use it for a week. It is free if you use Skype.
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Jan 8, 2016 10:52
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Nipponophile posted:There are at least a dozen other MMOs you should play instead of doing that. Everquest 2?
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Medullah posted:Oh and on a conquest side note, you get points for doing the Section X weekly. The Aurora Cannon used to require 4 people but now it can be solo'd. The final boss might take a couple people but he's not required to finish the Heroic. I literally just kamikazed my way towards the end, died to three massive train I'd pulled, then did it again all the way to the end, throwing the grenade then jumping off the cliff. Took all of 5 minutes. I got my rear end beat when I tried to solo it. Then I tried dying my way through, and I couldn't activate the grenade at the end -- do you have to be in a specific spot to do it? Or maybe you need to be out of combat? prefect fucked around with this message at 12:56 on Jan 8, 2016 |
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Jan 8, 2016 12:54
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prefect posted:I got my rear end beat when I tried to solo it. Then I tried dying my way through, and I couldn't activate the grenade at the end -- do you have to be in a specific spot to do it? Or maybe you need to be out of combat? You can just run along the walkways to the side of the boss (who you can just ignore and not aggro) and throw it from there. Not sure if being in combat matters but I'd cleared it through save for the boss and a few side trash I avoided.
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Nipponophile posted:There are at least a dozen other MMOs you should play instead of doing that. I'd say there's at least 14
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Aleth posted:You can just run along the walkways to the side of the boss (who you can just ignore and not aggro) and throw it from there. Not sure if being in combat matters but I'd cleared it through save for the boss and a few side trash I avoided. I was definitely in combat when I did it with my Sorc, the screen was dotted with so many red dots I thought I had an assassin targeting me.
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Jan 8, 2016 14:26
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Alternatively, since there's also a conquest objective for killing 250 dudes in Section X, I cleared the place before going to the boss. Then I pointed my dog at him to keep him occupied, clicked the thing, and jumped to my death. Boss didn't even care I was there.
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Jan 8, 2016 14:28
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Lamquin posted:is there anything unique, gameplay-wise, with HK-51/"Treek" compared to the current companions? No. They have some unique animations but since 4.0 all companions are functionally identical.
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Jan 8, 2016 14:31
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I dunno about Treek but HK-51 does have different abilities in tank and DPS stance than other companions.
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peer posted:I dunno about Treek but HK-51 does have different abilities in tank and DPS stance than other companions. Also, I started the HK-51 quest chain the other day, and it's a lot of fun so far. I'd do it even if I didn't get a pet robot at the end.
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Jan 8, 2016 14:41
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Dunno-Lars posted:It is free if you use Skype. It isn't. It costs me skype credit, which costs money.
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prefect posted:Also, I started the HK-51 quest chain the other day, and it's a lot of fun so far. I'd do it even if I didn't get a pet robot at the end. Haha, you must not have gotten to the scanning part yet!
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I just got the 500 free coins from Bioware, anything I should spend it on?
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Jan 8, 2016 15:35
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PaganGoatPants posted:I just got the 500 free coins from Bioware, anything I should spend it on? Inventory expansion (idk if this is actually necessary tbh) or save them up until next month and pick up one of the species unlocks. I think the 5-pack three hour 25% experience bonus is under 500 also but it felt unnecessary.
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the_paradigm_shift posted:Inventory expansion (idk if this is actually necessary tbh) or save them up until next month and pick up one of the species unlocks. I think the 5-pack three hour 25% experience bonus is under 500 also but it felt unnecessary. Paying for experience bonuses is a waste; you get a one-hour bonus for completing lots of quests. I think you get them each time you finish a planet.
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Well, I took the plunge and started at level 1, just got off the Jedi starting planet and off to Coruscant with my new lizard buddy. I have to admit, although I knew under the hood was the same old 'Go kill x number of things', having a sense of purpose and reason for doing it made it actually much more enjoyable. Looking forward to getting my spaceship proper!
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I want to be as lazy as possible and still hit poo poo with a lightsaber. What class am I?
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Norns posted:I want to be as lazy as possible and still hit poo poo with a lightsaber. What class am I? Sith Warrior, don't pick an advanced class so you won't have as many buttons.
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Not that lazy.
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Norns posted:I want to be as lazy as possible and still hit poo poo with a lightsaber. What class am I? Kylo Ren emo-warrior.
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Norns posted:I want to be as lazy as possible and still hit poo poo with a lightsaber. What class am I? Guardian or Jugg. Their DPS Tree has a fairly solid 6~ish button rotation. It basically depends on if you want to scream at someone so hard they bleed. Or slash your lightsaber through the air so fast it creates a wave of superheated air that sets them on fire.
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Medullah posted:Sith Warrior, don't pick an advanced class so you won't have as many buttons. I decree that this becomes the standard answer in this thread anytime when people ask what class is simplest because the game has too many buttons.
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Kurieg posted:Guardian or Jugg. Their DPS Tree has a fairly solid 6~ish button rotation. It basically depends on if you want to scream at someone so hard they bleed. Or slash your lightsaber through the air so fast it creates a wave of superheated air that sets them on fire. Guardian it is! Both of those options sound equally hilarious.
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Medullah posted:I decree that this becomes the standard answer in this thread anytime when people ask what class. Or just that.
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Aleth posted:Or just that. I'll update the OP with "A lot of people think the game is overwhelming with the number of skills to use and not knowing what is used in your discipline. The best thing to do in this case is to just not select an advanced class at all. That will simplify the game and allow you to contribute to group content as you'll only have a few different moves to worry about."
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You can drop the backhanded elitism. MMOs aren't hard.
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Medullah posted:I'll update the OP with "A lot of people think the game is overwhelming with the number of skills to use and not knowing what is used in your discipline. The best thing to do in this case is to just not select an advanced class at all. That will simplify the game and allow you to contribute to group content as you'll only have a few different moves to worry about." Then you end up like that guy who posted in the thread with that picture of his Level 60 Sith Warrior, accompanied by snippets of chat asking him why he hadn't chosen an advanced class, calling him a dumbass, etc.
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Norns posted:You can drop the backhanded elitism. MMOs aren't hard. It's an ongoing question in this thread. People constantly posting that the game has WAY too many buttons and its impossible to keep track of what moves reach class requires.
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Norns posted:You can drop the backhanded elitism. MMOs aren't hard. They can absolutely be difficult, especially if you're trying to perform as well as you possibly can.
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Medullah posted:It's an ongoing question in this thread. People constantly posting that the game has WAY too many buttons and its impossible to keep track of what moves reach class requires. Alright. That's not me. I've spent an embarrassing amount of my life playing MMOs at a pretty decent level. I just didn't feel like reading class guides for every class before I just jumped in. I don't have the time for 9000 alts like I did in my youth.
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prefect posted:They can absolutely be difficult, especially if you're trying to perform as well as you possibly can. Ultimately it depends on how a specific encounter is tuned in terms of requiring X% of your theoretical DPS. DPS checks can be pretty tough if you don't have your rotation down.
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Norns posted:Alright. That's not me. I've spent an embarrassing amount of my life playing MMOs at a pretty decent level. Yeah sorry, wasn't picking on you specifically. 200 page thread with the same questions every other page.  Juggernaut/Guardian is great DPS with some good defensive cool downs with the ability to tank if you ever decide to do that. Marauder/Sentinel is a bit more complex but with the ability to do more DPS. Sorcerer/Sage doesn't even use their lightsaber and Assassin/Shadow uses a double bladed saber.
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Looks like I'll end up going Juggernaut instead of Guardian. Might as well play where the main group of goons are at. Right now I want to play DPS, but I know the tank itch will get me.
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